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> I think there’s a difference between using the word to target someone who is disabled and using it the way it’s used on wsb. Try being a white person and usi
by oneeyedpigeon 6y ago
> I think there’s a difference between using the word to target someone who is disabled and using it the way it’s used on wsb.
Try being a white person and using the n-word in any context at all. Apart from an incredibly narrow set of contexts, it's deeply offensive and will be called out as such. Joking with your other white friends isn't one of the acceptable contexts.
- fossuser 6y agoI agree with you. I don’t think the use of the word retarded is the same.
- oneeyedpigeon 6y agoIf it's not exactly the same, it's very similar. It's a slur, used by members outside a group, defined by birth, to insult them and discriminate against them.
- fossuser 6y agoI could see how someone could hold the position you do, I just don’t agree with it. You’ve picked out the similarities, but have ignored what I would argue are more important differences. I suspect we’re not going to agree on this, so probably okay to just leave it here.